Naturally regenerating forest — Area in Belarus
Belarus: Naturally regenerating forest — Area was 6,710 1000 ha in 2025. ▬ Flat
Naturally regenerating forest — Area in Belarus, 1992–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Belarus recorded 6,710 1000 ha for naturally regenerating forest — area in 2025. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, naturally regenerating forest — area in Belarus peaked at 6,710 1000 ha in 2025 and was at its lowest, 6,413 1000 ha, in 2000.
Belarus ranks 69th of 240 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Naturally regenerating forest — Area in Belarus, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 6,544 1000 ha | — |
| 1993 | 6,527 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 6,511 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 6,495 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 6,479 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 6,462 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 6,446 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 6,430 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 6,413 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 6,420 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 6,427 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 6,434 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 6,441 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 6,448 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 6,456 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 6,463 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 6,470 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 6,477 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 6,484 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 6,471 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 6,459 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 6,446 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 6,434 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 6,422 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 6,459 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 6,497 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 6,535 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 6,573 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 6,611 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 6,631 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 6,651 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 6,670 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 6,690 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 6,710 1000 ha | +0.3% |
Belarus compared with similar countries
- Belarus's 6,710 1000 ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2,407 1000 ha, 2.8× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Belarus's 6,710 1000 ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1,510 1000 ha, 4.4× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6,487 1000 ha | 6,430 1000 ha | 6,544 1000 ha | 8 |
| 2000s | 6,445 1000 ha | 6,413 1000 ha | 6,477 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,478 1000 ha | 6,422 1000 ha | 6,573 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,661 1000 ha | 6,611 1000 ha | 6,710 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Belarus
- 66 Caribbean 7,450 1000 ha compare
- 67 Ghana 6,756 1000 ha compare
- 68 Philippines 6,727 1000 ha compare
- 70 South Sudan 6,445 1000 ha compare
- 71 Romania 6,281 1000 ha compare
- 72 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 6,131 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Belarus
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.1734 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.1993 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.869 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.57 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0.1172 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.6422 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.239 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is naturally regenerating forest — area in Belarus?
- Naturally regenerating forest — area in Belarus was 6,710 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest naturally regenerating forest — area recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 6,710 1000 ha in 2025.
- What is the lowest naturally regenerating forest — area recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,413 1000 ha in 2000.
- How does Belarus rank for naturally regenerating forest — area?
- Belarus ranks 69th out of 240 countries with data for 2025.
- Is naturally regenerating forest — area rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Belarus data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Naturally regenerating forest — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 34 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).
About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.